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Sibal’s decision hasty: Murli Manohar Joshi

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NEW DELHI: “An unthinking and hasty step to meet the artificial deadline of 100 days set by the Prime Minister could create confusion in the education system without achieving anything.”

This was the comment of the former Minister for Human Resource Development in the Vajpayee government, Murli Manohar Joshi, on the plan to do away with the Class X board examination unveiled by Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal.

Mr. Joshi said on Friday that there was urgent need to improve the primary education system at the village level, instead of tinkering with higher secondary education. He also criticised the plan, as State governments and bodies such as the Central Advisory Board for Education were not consulted. Mr. Joshi confirmed that BJP president Rajnath Singh had asked him to convene a meeting of Education Ministers of the States ruled by the BJP and its partners in the National Democratic Alliance.

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